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NZ employers welcome overseas workers
NZ employers welcome overseas workers
| Published: | 30 Jun at 2 PM |
The Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme in New Zealand has major benefits for workers and employers from abroad as well as the countries involved, revealed new Department of Labour research.
The earnings and return rates research found that most new workers will come back and work another season in the country, many for the same boss and that workers on the RSE receive the same rate of pay as New Zealand employees and have equal protections under law.
Data reveals mean gross seasonal earnings on the scheme are roughly NZ$12,500 per worker, the majority of whom spend from three to seven months in the country. The research also discovered that since the RSE started in 2007é2008, there has been a greater range of worker experience. During the fourth season, the 2010-2011 season, 60 per cent of workers on the scheme were returning workers and just 38 per cent were taking part for the first time. More than 1,000 workers who participated in the first season have worked in each of the four seasons up until now.
Recognised Seasonal Employers (RSEs) are still extensively sourcing seasonal workers from other sources, with 99 per cent employing seasonal workers from local communities and 93 per cent taking on workers from Work and Income.
The earnings and return rates research found that most new workers will come back and work another season in the country, many for the same boss and that workers on the RSE receive the same rate of pay as New Zealand employees and have equal protections under law.
Data reveals mean gross seasonal earnings on the scheme are roughly NZ$12,500 per worker, the majority of whom spend from three to seven months in the country. The research also discovered that since the RSE started in 2007é2008, there has been a greater range of worker experience. During the fourth season, the 2010-2011 season, 60 per cent of workers on the scheme were returning workers and just 38 per cent were taking part for the first time. More than 1,000 workers who participated in the first season have worked in each of the four seasons up until now.
Recognised Seasonal Employers (RSEs) are still extensively sourcing seasonal workers from other sources, with 99 per cent employing seasonal workers from local communities and 93 per cent taking on workers from Work and Income.
